Toy animal



J. BARNARD.

ToY ANIMAL. APPLlCATlON HLED DEC.9|1919.

Patented Sept. 21, 920

JOSEPH BANNARD, or' HAQKNEY, LoNnoN, ENGLAND, assIaNon To Exams ErnacBLocII AND Groen eETzEL BLocrLBoTH or BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND,

l TOY ANIMAL.`

VApplication filed December 9, 1919. Serial No. 343,452.

To all 'whom/t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOSEPH BARNARD, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing atHackney, in the vcounty of London, England, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Toy Animals,.of whichthe.following is a specification. l

r1`his invention relates to toy animals, such as horses and the likefurnished with wheels for traveling on the ground, and my said inventionprovides improvedl means for moving, e. g., the head and tail and insome cases the legs of the animal as it is wheeled along the ground.

For this purpose the axle or one of the axles where there are more thanone is fixed to and rotates with the wheels. Said axle is suitablycranked and the crankl is fitted with a loop which is attached by acord, wire,or like flexible connection to the part or parts of theanimal which is or are requiredto be moved as the toy is moved along.The part to be moved is suitably pivoted or Weighted so that it tends tofall to a normal Aposition in which it may be suported by a's'top, andwhen the cord 'is pulled and then released b the rotation of the crankedaxle the Inova le part is alternately raised and lowered. In theaccompanying drawings Figure 1 shows a toy horse having my inventionapplied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a detail view showing the arrangement of the crank shaft andwheels on which the toy is mounted.

As shown in this drawing a is a base board supported on the axles b ofwheels@ and carrylng a toy horse d. The head le'o this horse is pivotedat f so that the weight of the head tends to bring an arm or ex'-tension g against the back hto support the head in the position shown infull lines in Figfl. The tail i is pivoted at j so that itv normallyfalls and rests against a stop k.

The ends of the axles b are bent to a hook shape as sho-Wn in Fig. 2 andare sunk in the wheels so that these parts are ixed and rotate together.One of the axles has a cranked portion Z formed therein around which apiece of wire m is wound spirally. This Wire is attached by a wire orcord m to the head e, and n. The head e and tail z are also connected bya wire or cord o. Vtith this arrangement, when the wheels areroltated anoscillatory movement is given to the head and taill betweenthe positionsin' Specicationvof I-.etters Patent. Patented Sept. 21, i920.

dicated in full and broken lines in Fig. 1

each'of theI said parts being moved in one direction by the pull exertedthrough the flexible `connection and being moved in the other directionby its ownweight. It the wire or wires m and o break, the movable partsassume the positions indicated in full lines.

If desired, the improved toy may be made to represent other animals suchfor example as elephants or rabbits and other suitable parts of theanimals such as the trunk, legs or vpaws may be arranged to be moved inthe manner hereinabove described.

What l claim is :e

l. In a toy animal, the combination of wheels 'for traveling on theground, a

cranked axle on which the said wheels. are

mounted,`a,pivotally mounted part of the animal, a. flexible cordconnecting the cranked part ofA the axle to the pivoted'part of theanimal, and a stop limiting the movementof the said part of the animalabout its pivotal support when said part fis moved by its own weight.

2. In a toy animal, the combination of wheels for traveling on theground, a cranked axle on which the said wheels are mounted, apivot-ally mounted part of the animal, a wire wrapped around thecranked` part of the axle, a flexible cord connecting this part to thepivoted part of the animal, and a stop limiting the movement of the saidpart of the. animal about its pivotal support when said part .is movedby its own weight. i

3. ln a toy animal, the combination of wheels for traveling on theground, a cranked axle on which the said wheels are mounted, hookedshaped parts at the ends of the said axle embedded in the said wheels, apivotally mounted part of the animal, a exible cord connecting thecranked part of the axle to the pivoted part of the animal, and a 'stoplimiting the movement of the said part of the animal'about its pivotalsupport when said part is moved by its `own weight.

4. ln a y wheels Afor traveling on the ground, a

toy animal, the combination of roo iat

cranked axle on Which the said Wheels are mounted, a plurality ofpivotally mounted parts of the said animal, a flexible Cord Conmeetingthe cranked part of the axle to one of thesaid pivoted parts of theanimal, ilexible' connections between the said pivoted parts, and stopsyfor limiting the movements of the said ivoted pants about theirrespective pivotalp supports When said parts are moved by their ownWeight.

JUSEPH BARNARD. Tl/Vitne'sses JOHN T. KNOWLES, HERBERT A. BIESTON.

